Southern Lushootseed

Southernmost dialect of the Lushootseed language
Southern Lushootseed
Twulshootseed, Whulshootseed
  • xʷəlšucid (Muckleshoot and Snoqualmie dialects)
  • txʷəlšucid (elsewhere)
Native toUnited States
RegionWashington
Extinct4 January 2016, with the death of Ellen Williams[1]
Language family
Salishan
  • Coast Salish
    • Lushootseed
      • Southern Lushootseed
Language codes
ISO 639-3slh
Glottologsout2965
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Southern Lushootseed, also called Twulshootseed (txʷəlšucid) or Whulshootseed (xʷəlšucid) in the Muckleshoot and Snoqualmie dialects, is the southern dialect of Lushootseed, a Coast Salish language in western Washington State.[2] It was historically spoken by the Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Suquamish, Duwamish, Nisqually, and Squaxin Island tribes. The last native speaker was Ellen Williams (1923–2016) and her death rendered the language extinct.[3][4][5]

Whulshootseed is taught at the Muckleshoot Language Program of the Muckleshoot Tribal College in Auburn, Washington, at a local school, and by the Puyallup Tribal Language Program.[6][7][8] A 1999 video, Muckleshoot: a People and Their Language profiles the Muckleshoot Whulshootseed Language Preservation Project.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Southern Lushootseed at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Holly Taylor (2010-05-06). "Preserving the Lushootseed language for the next generation". Crosscut.com, News of the Great Nearby. Seattle, WA. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  3. ^ Erik Lacitis (2005-02-08). "Last few Whulshootseed speakers spread the word". Seattle Times Newspaper. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  4. ^ Lois Sweet Dorman (2005-06-21). "Lost in translation: a connection to the sacred". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  5. ^ Johansen, Bruce E (2015). "Chapter 10, Muckleshoot language revival". Up from the ashes : nation building at Muckleshoot (First ed.). Seattle, WA: Seattle Publishing. pp. 244–251. ISBN 9780985776411.
  6. ^ "Muckleshoot Language Program". Muckleshoot Tribal College. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  7. ^ Mary Ann Zehr (2010-07-14). "NCLB Seen Impeding Indigenous-Language Preservation". Education Week. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  8. ^ "Puyallup Tribal Language Program". Puyallup Tribe of Indians. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  9. ^ Scott Ross (Director) (1999). Muckleshoot: a People and Their Language. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2012-12-03.

External links

  • The Whulshootseed alphabet
  • Placenames, Squaxin Island tribe
  • Puyallup Tribal Language Program, Whulshootseed learning materials
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